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Title: Marjorie's Busy Days

Author: Carolyn Wells

Release Date: November 18, 2007 [EBook #23531]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "SHE FED THE GOLD-FISH, ... SHE TRIED AMUSEMENTS OF
VARIOUS SORTS, BUT NONE SEEMED TO INTEREST HER."

_Busy Days._ _Page_ 144]

MARJORIE'S
BUSY DAYS

BY
CAROLYN WELLS

AUTHOR OF
THE "PATTY" BOOKS

GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Made in the United States of America

Copyright, 1906
By DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
Published, October, 1908

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A JOLLY GOOD GAME 1

II AN EXASPERATING GUEST 15

III PICNIC PLANS 28

IV AN OURDAY 43

V A NOVEL PICNIC 55

VI THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 72

VII THE JINKS CLUB 84

VIII SPELLING TROUBLES 99

IX A REAL ADVENTURE 114

X IN INKY PLIGHT 130

XI THE HALLOWE'EN PARTY 143

XII TOTTY AND DOTTY 159

XIII A FAIR EXCHANGE? 172

XIV A NOBLE SOCIETY 190

XV DISTURBED CITIZENS 204

XVI ROSY POSY'S CHOICE 220

XVII A SUBSTITUTE GUEST 235

XVIII THANKSGIVING DAY 252

XIX A SPOOL OF YARNS 265

XX THE CHARITY BAZAAR 278

CHAPTER I

A JOLLY GOOD GAME

"What do you say, King, railroad smash-up or shipwreck?"

"I say shipwreck, with an _awfully_ desert island."

"I say shipwreck, too," said Kitty, "but I don't want to swim ashore.